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Family of murder victim gains closure after suspect arrested

A murder suspect is in jail after leading deputies on a dangerous car chase through Sacramento County Thursday night. The family of the victim spoke out Friday after six long months of waiting for an arrest.

A murder suspect is in jail after leading deputies on a dangerous car chase through Sacramento County Thursday night. The family of the victim spoke out Friday after six long months of waiting for an arrest.

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Updated: 10:34 PM PST Nov 6, 2015

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WEBVTT ANCHOR: NEW TONIGHT, A MURDER SUSPECT IN JAIL AFTER LEADING DEPUTIES ON A CARD CHASE. ANCHOR: CLAIRE DOAN IS LIVE AT THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY JAIL WITH THEIR REACTION. CLAIRE: THE SUSPECT IS BEHIND BARS AND TONIGHT, FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE MAN HE IS SUSPECTED SAY THEY ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO FINDING CLOSURE. FOR THE FAMILY OF 37-YEAR-OLD JAMES WATKINS, EVERY DAY OF THE LAST 6 MONTHS SINCE HIS DEATH HAS FELT LIKE AN ETERNITY. SOMEBODY LOST THEIR FATHER. WE LOST OUR COUSIN. HE LOST HIS SON. SHE LOST A NEPHEW WHO WAS LIKE HER SON. WE WERE RAISED TOGETHER. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SOMEBODY PAYS FOR THIS. CLAIRE: THURSDAY WAS WORSE. THE JURY DEADLOCKED IN THE TRIAL OF ONE OF TWO MEN SUSPECTED OF KILLING WATKINS, ISAAC RIVERA. WATKIN'S FAMILY DID NOT KNOW THAT HOURS LATER, THE END OF A CAR CHASE IN ELK GROVE WOULD BRING WELCOME NEWS ABOUT THE SECOND SUSPECT. THIS MORNING, WAKING UP, IT WAS JUST JOYFUL. CLAIRE: JOY AND RELIEF FROM THE ARREST OF THIS MAN, 21-YEAR-OLD ISRAEL DINNOCENZO. DEPUTIES SAY HE AND 3 OTHERS LED THEM ON HIGH-SPEED CHASE THROUGH SACRAMENTO COUNTY, AT ONE POINT, THEY SAY, GOING MORE THAN 100 MILES PER HOUR. IN THIS PURSUIT, ONE THE WANT WAS FOR MURDER SO THAT'S SOMEBODY THAT YOU ABSOLUTELY DON'T WANT TO GET AWAY. THE FACT THAT WE HAD AIR SUPPORT , WE WERE ABLE TO TRAIL A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AND WE KNEW THAT HE WASN'T GOING TO GET AWAY. CLAIRE: INVESTIGATORS SAY IN MAY, DINNOCENZO SHOT WATKINS OUTSIDE THE PIED PIPER LOUNGE IN THE ARDEN-ARCADE AREA AFTER AN ALTERCATION. DOES IT FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GETTING CLOSER TO JUSTICE? IT DOES, IT REALLY DOES. THAT WAS A BIG RELIEF. LIKE YOU'RE WAITING TO EXHALE . CLAIRE: BUT THEY ALSO KNOW IT'S FAR FROM OVER WITH A TRIAL AHEAD AND HAVING TO RELIVE, YET AGAIN, THE NIGHTMARE OF LOSING A LOVED ONE. I WON'T BE ABLE TO SLEEP OR REST UNTIL I KNOW WE HAVE JUSTICE FOR HIM. CLAIRE: DINNOCENZO FACES FELONY CHARGES OF MURDER, AND POSSESSING A FIREFARM AS A FELON.

Family of murder victim gains closure after suspect arrested

A murder suspect is in jail after leading deputies on a dangerous car chase through Sacramento County Thursday night. The family of the victim spoke out Friday after six long months of waiting for an arrest.